The moment Bai Ye entered the seawater, he felt his limbs go weak.
He couldn't swim!
Completely unable to muster any strength, Bai Ye felt his body incredibly heavy, sinking continuously downwards.
"Damn Devil Fruit!"
Those who consumed a Devil Fruit were cursed by the sea, forever unable to swim.
At this very moment, Bai Ye felt like his luck had run out. He had only spoken rashly. Whenever he prayed for a gold egg in gacha, it never came true, but this time, the bad things he jinxed actually happened.
Bai Ye thought, while struggling to open his eyes, hoping that Lapras would appear. He was disappointed.
Lapras wasn't unwilling to save Bai Ye, but it couldn't.
Lapras was trying its best to swim down, but the violent currents tossed its body around, preventing it from getting close to Bai Ye.
"This is it!"
Bai Ye sighed in his heart, but at that moment...
"Hidden Mission 'King of the Seas' triggered."
"You have received a hidden mission."
"As the King of the Seas, you possess the power and favor of the ocean, but you must also face challenges. In the deep sea, countless terrifying existences covet you, wanting to kill you and obtain the power of the sea from you."
"Therefore, you must always be prepared to face their challenges."
"Mission: Defeat ten sea beasts. Mission Reward: Body attribute points (excluding Intelligence) +5 x1."
...
Bai Ye felt utterly numb. At such a critical moment, how could it still give him a hidden mission?
This was a total rip-off!
It was like having just undergone major surgery, and then your wife yells, "I want it!"
However, with the hidden mission appearing, Bai Ye suddenly remembered he had something good.
"Wrathful Sea Scale Armor!"
Wrathful Sea Scale Armor (Weapon) (Armor) (Gold): A weapon and armor formed from the soul of a sea beast, symbolizing the King of the Seas. From today onwards, if you do not yield to the abyss, you will fight to the death!
Bai Ye roared, and instantly, the seawater around his body suddenly receded.
A set of blue-green armor appeared on Bai Ye's body.
The next moment, the surrounding seawater was pushed aside, as if forming a vacuum. Bai Ye even found that he could walk directly in the sea.
King of the Seas (The waters in all directions will fear their king, and you can move unhindered in the sea.)
"Ah ha!"
Bai Ye's eyes lit up. He then bent his knees, exerted force, and shot upwards.
The next moment...
With a loud boom, the sea surface erupted, and Bai Ye broke through the waves.
Arriving on the surface, the sky was still dark, with fierce winds and rain all around.
Waves continuously surged and crashed, making noise.
Suddenly, an astonishing depression appeared on the sea surface, and countless amounts of water poured into it. Immediately after, an immensely huge octopus slowly rose from the depression.
Its massive tentacles flailed wildly in the air, then abruptly lashed towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye, falling through the air, watched the approaching giant octopus tentacle. His body suddenly transformed into lightning.
With a *zap*!
Accompanied by a flash of current, Bai Ye's body vanished.
When Bai Ye reappeared, he was directly above the giant octopus's head.
Bai Ye reached out and clenched the air, and a golden halberd appeared in his hand.
Then...
Bai Ye raised the halberd and slashed down!
Sea Breaker (A slashing attack with a halberd blade formed from the soul of a sea beast. If used in the sea, it can break the sea and triple its power.)
As the halberd descended, the octopus tentacle that was attacking Bai Ye was instantly cleaved in two, and then...
*Boom!*
The sea surface split open, with a section in the center being brutally shattered.
As the sea surface was split by a single blow, a rift also appeared on the giant octopus's body. Its massive form was then cut in half, crashing into the sea.
A large volume of seawater shot up tens of meters into the air, then fanned out in all directions.
"Sea Beasts Defeated: 1/10"
Bai Ye descended from the air and heard Lapras's voice.
The churning waves kept tossing Lapras's body away.
Bai Ye quickly reached out, and the surrounding seawater instantly calmed down, becoming as still as a mirror. Bai Ye then landed steadily on Lapras's back.
Bai Ye looked at the armor on his body, a look of amazement on his face.
This thing was quite awesome!
Wrathful Sea Scale Armor, with its armor and weapon integrated, would normally not reach gold quality in terms of effects. At best, it would be on the borderline between gold and red.
But...
In the sea!
Bai Ye found this thing to be almost invincible. Not only did the sea-breaking attack triple in power, but the King of the Seas effect allowed Bai Ye to move freely in the water. Bai Ye could also clearly feel his spirit connecting with the surrounding seawater.
Sea Soul (When fighting in the sea, you can manipulate seawater to fight. The amount of seawater manipulated and the power of the water attacks depend on your mental strength.)
Because Bai Ye had always been on land, he had never experienced the effect of Sea Soul.
But now, Bai Ye felt it.
It was terrifying!
Apart from not being able to elementalize his body, Bai Ye felt like he was using the abilities of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
In fact, the Sea Soul effect could indeed be understood as Bai Ye gaining an additional ability: manipulating seawater.
However, this ability was environment-limited; it could only be used in ocean areas, not rivers or lakes.
Bai Ye thought, as he reached out forward...
*Rumble!*
The sea surface seemed to be drawn by an invisible force. With a loud sound, a water spout, about twenty to thirty meters high, suddenly shot into the sky.
Bai Ye grinned, looking at his palm, feeling pretty good.
But at this moment...
A huge shadow suddenly swam past beneath the sea surface.
Lapras was very sensitive and seemed to have detected something immediately, crying out rapidly.
"Hmm?"
Bai Ye looked down.
Suddenly, the sea surface that had just calmed down began to undulate again.
The next moment, the sea surface bulged into a massive water mound, lifting both Lapras and Bai Ye into the air.
As the seawater slowly descended, a large black fish suddenly appeared, opening its gaping maw, revealing rows of sharp teeth, looking extremely ferocious.
Bai Ye frowned. Again?
Seeing the big fish approaching him, Bai Ye suddenly waved his hand downwards.
The falling seawater suddenly suspended in the air, then transformed into water arrows, piercing towards the black fish.
*Puff, puff, puff, puff, puff...*
In the blink of an eye, the black fish's body was completely riddled with holes.
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